QUOTE: "And don't forget, first prize is a night out with me. Second prize - a night out with Tony Blackburn. Third prize - two nights out with Tony Blackburn...!"

(a) Who says this quote?

(b) Which Goody is actually providing the voice of this character?

(c) Which episode is this quote from?

QUIZ: This month's questions are from the episode "Winter Olympics"

(d) Which politician arrives at the Goodies office to talk them into competing in the Winter Olympics?

(e) How are the British 3 Man Bobsleigh Champions depicted in a portrait?

(f) What is so surprising about the Chicken Surprise dished up to the Goodies at the North Pole?

(g) Who gets squirted in the face by the periscope of the US submarine?

(h) According to Graeme, it would take 178,000 years to melt the polar ice cap using which devices?

The answers are listed at the end of this newsletter.

2. BOFFO IDEAS

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You can make it happen here. Liven up the club with a boffo idea for bob-a-job week. E-mail <enquiries@goodiesruleok.com> with your comments, ideas or suggestions - meanwhile these are the boffo ideas which our club has been working on this month:

WEBSITE POLLS

The August poll ended up being one of the most clear-cut results in history, with the Rolf option not even getting a look-in (just as it should be too!) The decision by ABC TV to repeat The Goodies for the first time in many years has been a clear votewinner in the GROK electorate without any need to go to preferences or offer bribes, er deals, to supposed independents.

Are you watching The Goodies repeats on ABC 2?

Yes (keep them coming!) 166 votes

I would if I lived in Australia 73 votes

No 1 vote

I'm waiting for the one with Rolf Harris 8 votes

Total 248 votes

There's no poll for this month up on the website as yet, but stay tuned. You know it makes sense!

3. SPOTTED!!!

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More exciting than getting your wig-spotters badge! If you've seen the Goodies recently, e-mail <clarion@goodiesruleok.com> with the details. Here's where we've Spotted!!! the Goodies this month:

THE Observer crossword provided me with a chuckle or two this week and a pause for thought.

Not that I was doing the crossword. My neighbour John Murray did it and found the answer to one of the clues was Ecky Thump.

"I couldn't believe it was a real name," he said. "So I Googled it."

And he found an entry in the "uncylopaedia wikia" that explained it was an ancient martial art that originated in Lancashire.

"Similar but superior to Kung Fu in many respects, it utilises long, fierce-looking black puddings in place of more inferior Eastern weaponry. Practitioners of the martial art are easily distinguished through their ritualistic flat caps and accompanying whippets."

Ah yes, I remember it well.

They trace its origins to the 17th century and say it may well have developed alongside the related martial art form of Ken Do'dd.

"Ecky-Thump is an exercise in spiritual cleansing, moral purity, and beating the unholy hell out of the enemy by the deadly wielding of a blood-filled intestine. And unlike the haggis wielding Scotsman, it is achieved without wearing a dress."

Grand Master Bill Oddie first revealed Ecky Thump as a martial art to a wider world in 1975.

Oddie, along with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, featured the deadly skills of black pudding fighting in a memorable episode of The Goodies.

Just to illustrate the type of humour they indulged in, other shows in the series included Kitten Kong and It Might As Well Be String.

Ecky Thump was so popular that one viewer actually died laughing.

Ecky Thump, of course, is also an expression of surprise or shock, which, I suppose, you would be quite likely to utter, if you were ever beaten over the head with a black pudding.

And while I was still laughing at the memories, I had that pause for thought.

Why haven't The Goodies been re-run on TV?

GOODIES PICNIC GET-TOGETHER IN MELBOURNE

Kirri (skinheadskippy) – 25th Aug

I am hosting a fan picnic on Sunday November 21 at the Catani Gardens in St. Kilda (Melbourne, Australia). Anyone wishing to attend should meet us at 1pm with nibblies to share, picnic blankets and games/activities for the afternoon (games are being discussed in the 'Get together' thread of the forum). Costumes are encouraged but optional. Bring any Goodies-related items you can carry and enjoy a fun and relaxing afternoon in the (fingers crossed) sun!

(An alternative location will be announced on the forum in case of bad weather.)

Any questions should be sent to Kirri (skinheadskippy) either in a private message or by emailing kirri@bigpond.net.au .

CELEBRITY AUCTION

(Lisa Manekofsky)

The producers of BBC2's "Cash in the Celebrity Attic" (a show in which celebrities auction off their old possessions to raise money for charity) have passed along the following information:

"We will be filming with Bill Oddie of 'The Goodies' fame on the 11th September. Bill will be auctioning off 'Goodies' memorabilia for charity including vinyl's, original 'The Goodies' scripts and VHS original copies of 'The Goodies' series. The Auction will take place in Tring, England. I am sure Bill would be happy to sign any items bought through auction."

You can find these and other awesome commentaries and interviews at: http://goodiespodcast.libsyn.com/

ABC GOODIES ... GOODY GOODY YUM YUM!

* ABC 2 The Goodies - For Those In Peril On The Sea

8:00pm Monday, August 30 2010

In this episode, The Goodies set sail on a Viking raft to search for a lost paradise. On the way, they meet their old archenemy, Nastyperson (Henry McGee) who has his own villainous ideas for the legendary island.

(Steve Gerlach – 13th Aug)

* If anybody misses it on the night, ABC2 have also made the episodes available to watch on their iView service.. It allows you to be able to watch the show if you miss it on the TV. Also, I can recommend iViewNapper, http://users.on.net/~m.elliott/i/index.html , as a good method of downloading from the iView service for later viewing.

* For anyone recording the Goodies repeats on ABC2 in Australia, please note that at least the next two week's episodes are scheduled to start at 8:05pm (as always, it's advisable to check your local listings for the correct times).

This coming Monday (13 Sept) they are scheduled to show the rarely seen special "Superstar". The following Monday (20 Sept)'s episode will be "Camelot".

If you've sighted Tim, Bill or Graeme in a post-Goodies role, e-mail <clarion@goodiesruleok.com> so that we can tell everyone where to spot a Goodie nowadays. Large files (such as scans of articles or photos) for posting on the club's website can be sent to us at: groksite@gmail.com

Those of you seeking radio and tv alerts between issues of the C&G should consider signing up for the Goodies-l mailing list (more details available on the club website), as our crack (cracked?!) team of reporters attempt to post alerts as the information becomes available.

Please note: BBC RADIO SHOWS listed below can be heard online via each station's website (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 or www.bbc.co.uk/radio7 ) and then for a week after broadcast from the BBC iPlayer (aka Listen Again), www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer. Radio shows on the iPlayer are supposed to be available for listening worldwide.

BILL SPOTTINGS

* A news item about Bill attending an RSPCA open day at Mallydams Wood in Fairlight, near Hastings, East Sussex on Sunday, August 15 can be found at:

* Bill has posted a new blog about his recent holidays on his official website at http://www.billoddie.com/Bills_Blog.htm Links to his previous blogs can be found on the bottom right-hand corner of that page.

(20th Aug)

GRAEME SPOTTINGS

* Issue 45 of Andromeda Spaceways, which includes a poem by Graeme, can be ordered from http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/756/ Thanks to the Goodies Podcast team for letting us know about the magazine.

(20th Aug)

I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE (ISIHAC) and

I'M SORRY I'LL READ THAT AGAIN (ISIRTA)

* BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting portions of the Humphrey Lyttelton celebration concert that was held a few months ago. The show will air next Monday, 30 August at noon.

* The following are the upcoming tour dates for the 2010 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Official Stage Tour (as listed at http://www.isihac.net/tour_dates2.html ). Please note that the special fundraising performance announced a few months ago, which will be held at Colston Hall in Bristol on November 2nd

Here's a new Goodies crossword for fans of the superchaps three to puzzle over.

As with my previous crosswords, if you're not familiar with a number of the Goodies episodes listed, the information in my Goodies Episode Summaries (in the "Articles/Guides" section) should help you solve the clues.

There is also a copy of the grid and clues in a print-friendly Word format in the "Articles/Guides" section of the website at http://www.goodiesruleok.com/articles.php?id=88&page=10 along with the solution on a separate page. The solution will also be printed in next month's newsletter.